An upcoming decision at the International Maritime Organization will implement in 2020 or delay until 2025 a requirement for low-sulfur fuel to be used globally by all ships, including ones carrying containers. Although the debate has been confined largely to policy circles, it’s easily the most important environmental rule coming down the pike affecting the container sector.

A bill of lading is the contract between the shipper and the carrier, and if the contract shows the carrier received 2,285 cartons and delivered 2,285 cartons, the carrier has discharged its responsibility in full.

Although Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump propose to give to the U.S. transportation sector with one hand, they may be taking away with the other. Infrastructure is a front-and-center issue in the U.S. presidential campaign. But the near-term effect on the issue of free-trade agreements could be chilling.

A staunch advocate of the maritime industry and the Port of Baltimore in particular, Helen Delich Bentley crashed through a glass ceiling in a male-dominated sector, not only demanding respect but letting anyone who showed a lack of it know.